World Mourns Charlie Gard, Who Was Baptized Before He Died
The British baby touched hearts around the world and highlighted ethical concerns over medical treatment and parental rights.
The British baby touched hearts around the world and highlighted ethical concerns over medical treatment and parental rights.
EDITORIAL: In some tragic cases, the sacred responsibility of parents to defend the life and uphold the dignity of their child will include painful decisions about end-of-life medical care.
A U.S. neurologist determined that an experimental therapy could no longer be of aid to the British baby, who has been baptized.
The amendment could help the Gard family pursue additional treatment for Charlie, who suffers from a rare mitochondrial disease.
Dr. Michio Hirano is overseeing the therapy trial Charlie’s parents had sought to join before being denied.
Judge who ruled against the baby’s medical treatment to weigh the case again amid global pushback.
COMMENTARY: Deciding what is in the best interests of infant Charlie Gard.
New York hospital offers to ship experimental drug to help the critically ill baby.
London hospital refused a transfer request from Bambino Gesu hospital in Rome for legal reasons.
Pope Francis and President Trump also come to the aid of the infant after U.K. and European courts ruled to end his life support.
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